dæld

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk dæld and Swedish däld

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dæld f (genitive singular dældar, nominative plural dældir)

  1. hollow, depression
    • 1862, J. Árnason, G. Vigfússon, Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri:
      [] úr þessari dæld er sagt að munkarnir úr klaustrinu hafi þvegið sér.
      [] it is said that the monks from the cloister did wash themselves (with rain water) out of this hollow (in a stone)
  2. dell, dale
  3. dent, indentation

Declension

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    Declension of dæld
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dæld dældin dældir dældirnar
accusative dæld dældina dældir dældirnar
dative dæld dældinni dældum dældunum
genitive dældar dældarinnar dælda dældanna

Synonyms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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dæld f (definite singular dælda or dældi, indefinite plural dælder, definite plural dældene)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of deld